Dr. No set the tone for the Bond franchise.
Summary 62 years after Sean Connery's first outing as 007 in Dr. No, there are some uncomfortable truths that fans of the James Bond franchise can't ignore. The franchise has become one of the longest and most successful of all time, and excitement for Bond 26 is building, but a lot of its identity can be traced back to Dr. No. This means that fans have to get to grips with some of the problems from the movie.
Wiseman's casting would be a little easier to ignore if Dr. No didn't pull the same trick with another character. The Chinese double-agent Miss Taro is played by Zena Marshall, a European actor. Miss Taro is a relatively minor character, but she should still have been played by an actor of Asian descent. One of the uncomfortable truths about the James Bond franchise is that it has consistently depicted Asian people and Asian cultures in derogatory ways. It didn't stop with Dr. No.
The original plans for her character were much more interesting. Producer Albert Broccoli wanted her to have a bigger role as Bond's girlfriend. Since so much of Dr. No ambles along at a slow pace, the action scenes are important to keep things lively. The manner of Quarrel's death is an insult to him. In a movie with so little palpable emotion, Quarrel is one of the few characters who shows a more human side. He overcomes his fears that there's a dragon living on Crab Key, and he's eventually proven right. Although he is never more than a supporting character, Quarrel has a big impact, and he shouldn't be discarded so easily.
3 Dr. No Actually Holds Up Better Than Most Later James Bond Movies The Franchise Doesn't Follow A Steady Trajectory Close The James Bond franchise has had plenty of ups and downs. Dr. No may not be the best James Bond movie, but it holds up much better than some of the duds that followed it. Dr. No isn't just more entertaining than many other Bond movies. That's to be expected.
Bond has made a habit of escaping from far more perilous situations, but this escape shouldn't be ignored, since it happens at such a critical juncture.
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